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Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks
By Chelsea Gohd Published
"Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero crater."

This 'improbable' exoplanet system is so wonky because of a weird object within
By Robert Lea Published
"This discovery provides a crucial insight into how planets form even around massive, eccentric objects."

'Let's not fool the public': Why moon art should be more realistic in the Artemis age
By Leonard David Published
As NASA's Artemis program hits its stride, there's an urgent need to guard against artistic misrepresentations of the moon, experts say.

James Webb Space Telescope captures the star-forming clouds of Orion A in stunning detail | Space photo of the day for June 22, 2026
By Robert Lea Published
The Orion A region has never looked as colorful and vibrant.

A private company will build and launch NASA's next Mars orbiter in 2028 — and it's not SpaceX
By Josh Dinner Published
Schmidt has also reportedly invested significant sums in the company.

Annie Easley, a hero of NASA | Space photo of the day for June 19, 2026
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
Easley was a human computer for the agency who helped with building the Centaur upper-stage rocket.

Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year
By Keith Cooper Published
Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards.

One of these twin stars has likely been snacking on exoplanets
By Robert Lea Published
Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured at least one planet.
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